St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-09
CHICAGO GETS THERE.
The City on the Lake Secures
the National Republican
Convention.
Strong Pleas Were Made for
Minneapolis, but They
Availed Not,
Although the Politie Window
and Silver-Tongued Plum
mer Were Orators.
Nothing Left of the Battle but
Empty Rooms and Scent
Of Cigars.
Special 10 the Gloue.

Special 10 the GlODe.
WASHINGTON. Dee. S.-The jig is up
and nothing is left but good roads be-
tween here and Minnesota. Chicago got
the convention and there is a sound of
Iamentation at the headquarters Of the
ArgOnantS at the Arlington. TimByrnes
keeps lonely vigil there, looking with
SORROW that knows no SurceaSe at the
emblemS of the greatness of Minneapo-
lis, once the pride of the hotel, but now
the gibe of every passing stranger. The
rooms are deserted and haunted only by
the stale fragrance of the free cigars
which accomplished nothing, The MEM
berS of the committee consumed them
and drank our Old Crow, only to vote
for Chicago in corner of the Ebbitt
office. Col. Plummer mUrdliZeS on the
evanescence of human hopes, the raven
muStache of GOV. McGill no longer
floats over Pennsylvania avenue like
the Oritiamme of Navarro. and the bald
head of Senator Window is polished
with the energy of despair. The dele
CATION of ArgOnautS is scattered through
out the city seeking oblivion from sOr-
row in the many attractions of Babylon.
Jason did not get the golden fleece and
Medea wonders about with diSheveled
hair. 1t is too, too bad. The ArgOnautS
crowded the Union League building to-
day and while the committee sat behind
the closed doors, they were
FLUSHED WITH HOPE.
The first ballot gave Minneapolis six
votes, and they smiled in SicklX way.
The second gave them eight and they
cheered The third gave Chicago the
convention and hope died. They asked
nothing more and will go home i'll
misery. This all chamced. too, with
Freeman Lane in the committee. He
got i'll on proxy from Montana and
swore To d0a frceman'S duty. When if
was announced that Minnesota should
open the bali and Dakota close ii the
ArgOnautS were jubilant. Well. Senator
Window opened the ball. and Chicago,
Cincinnati, Philadelphia. Omaha and
other villages stood aghaSt before his
glowing word picture of Northwestern
greatness. Ii was Il magnificent effort.
The other cities chipped in and sang
their little song in turn until Dakota
was reached. GOV Mellette took the
floor and made the hall ring with
permission Col. Plummer was per
mitted to add a word and for fifteen
minutes the applause and laughter
shook the statue of Gen. Thomas out
side. But il was no use. The
wiles of those Chicago wire
pullers blinded the eyes
of the committee. and they
went down to destruction. With willful
deliberatiOn the committee followed the
lead of Steve Elkins and selected the
wicked city of Chicago. The wall that
followed ruffied the calm waters of the
Potomac. but the committee went to a
reception at the league rooms tonight.
as blandly as though it had done a good
thing. The ArgOnauts are making the
best of it. but, of course. they will walk
home. They are now studying maps TO
find route TO Minnesota that does not
go by the way of Chicago. HELoT.